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I am a big fan of appetizers.

And finger food.

Which doesn’t always line up well with clean eating.

Luckily I recently became a bit obsessed with making caponata.

So I was able to get a finger food that is pretty close in terms of clean eating.

Another Charlie Sheen moment, but this time, it’s an epic win.

Slightly sweet.

Slightly salty.

And just this side of guilt-free eating.

I mean, look at all those vegetables you’re eating!

Good stuff, people, good stuff.

I didn’t measure how much it made in total, but I can tell you this…

It makes this much:

I gave two containers away and kept one for us here.

Go ahead and make some. And share. With your neighbors. They like that sort of thing. Be a good neighbor! Or share with your kids’ teacher. Just because. She liked that sort of thing. But keep some for yourself too.

I mean, charity begins at home, right?

I might pop in here between now and Sunday night. And surprise you. I might not. I am so behind on posts. Nutella brownies. Jam bars. A kid field trip. Pizza reviews. Oyster crackers review. An upcoming craft night. So much. But not tonight.

Project 365
April 28, 2011, Photo #117
Madeline loves the odd occasion when her big brother can pop into her school, and since today was Take Your Child to Work Day, and he went with me, today was one such occasion. She loves showing him off. I can’t blame her.

We do this a lot in our family, lying on the ground, looking up at the sky. Watching the clouds drift by. Picking out different shapes. Listening for animals. Enjoying the sky as the sun sets and the colors shift to dusk and eventual nightfall. It’s an awesomely free activity. As soon as the weather is warm enough, we’re popping the tent and camping outside one night. Another awesomely free activity. Heaven help us. Alone. Outside. In the dark. With everything else that lives outside. And the kids. I think I can. I think I can. I think… yes, I can.

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That picture is for Sarah. It has nothing to do with today’s topic, except for serving as a promise that the breakdown of this Griddled Goodness Sandwich is coming tomorrow. Swear!

This week’s Eat. Live. Be. topic is sharing what we can’t live without. I know my answer isn’t going to be popular. Both in terms of what other people may have chosen or in favorable opinion. But I’m ok with that.

I headed out of town a few weeks ago, and as I packed my bag, a friend gave me strict rules. “Cut loose. No exercising. No hard-and-fast clean eating. And no scale.”

I promised I would do my best. And I did. I did eat pretty cleanly, but I did indulge too. I didn’t exercise in the traditional sense, but I walked. A lot. Miles and miles and miles. Every day. And the scale? Well, I didn’t bring it with me but that was certainly the hardest task he gave me. It was all I could do not to throw down my suitcase when I came home and jump on it.

I can’t live without my scale.

I weigh myself twice a day, once in the morning, once again before bed.

I completely understand how weight fluctuates. Between water weight gain, stress, heavier meals, later meals, more exercise, less exercise, it fluctuates. All over the place.

But I want to be accountable. I want to be hyperaware of the little changes and the big ones. As in…

… now that I see that number, I know I shouldn’t eat dinner quite so late.

… or wow, that extra hour of exercise yesterday really paid off.

… or what the heck did I eat yesterday to see that big a difference in the scale today?

I’m all over it. And for me, it works. I have it in check. I’m obsessed. But not obsessed. And now some 16 months into Cate Version 2.0, I know it’s an obsession in a good way, for me, and it’s worked.

Now for what other ELBers can’t live without, go check ’em out:

Sarah from Sarah’s Cucina Bella
Joanne from Eats Well with Others
Chris Arpante – Melecotte
Jenna – Stop, Drop and Blog
Casey – The Starnes Family
Patsy – Family, Friends and Food
Claire – Cooking is Medicine
Jen – NJ Epicurean
Rivki Locker – Healthy Eating for Ordinary People
Jennifer Schulz – Lick-a-Plate
Sarah Rogers – Sarah’s Sweet Creations
Gwen – Simple Healthy Family

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Recipe: Caponata

Eat. Live. Be. #16: What We Can’t Live Without